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Two members of a youth-led organizations from the informal settlement of Mathare in Nairobi take part in training to oversee handwashing stations supported by UN-Habitat

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Youth-led organizations in Kenya respond to the Government’s call to fight COVID-19

Deadline Approaching: Dubai International Best Practices Award

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Deadline Approaching: Dubai International Best Practices Award

Pupils queuing for food at one of the local schools in Kalobeyei Turkana, Kenya (2016)

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UN-Habitat initiates measures on Covid-19 response in Kenya’s two refugee settlements

Fumigation in Sana’a, Yemen.

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UN secretary general: recovery from the coronavirus crisis must lead to a better world

A returnee to Mosul rehabilitates war-damaged houses after receiving vocational training

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Japan provides additional funding for Reconstruction and Peacebuilding Programme in Iraq

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Press Releases

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Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-Arabic	Friday, 27 March 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-French	Friday, 27 March 2020
Los líderes locales y regionales muestran el valor de los servicios públicos para responder a la crisis de COVID-19	Thursday, 26 March 2020
Les dirigeants locaux et régionaux témoignent de la valeur des services publics pour répondre à la crise du COVID-19	Thursday, 26 March 2020
Local and regional leaders showcase the value of public services to respond to the COVID-19 crisis	Thursday, 26 March 2020
Press Release - Statement by UN Resident Coordinator for the UAE on WUF10_FR	Wednesday, 4 March 2020

Statements and speeches

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Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Beyond the Immediate Response to the Outbreak Building the Community	Wednesday, 8 April 2020
‘Housing First’ as a central pillar in the response of cities to the COVID-19 crisis	Tuesday, 7 April 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Closing, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Thursday 13th February 2020, Abu, Dhabi	Thursday, 13 February 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of Dialogue 2 – Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10)	Monday, 10 February 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Launch Flagship Programme on “SDG Cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10)	Monday, 10 February 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Flagship Programme on “People-focused smart cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10)	Monday, 10 February 2020

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Good Morning Kenya PT 1 - The View Point ft Maimunah Mohd Sharif - Excecutive Director UN Habitat

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